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The Desperate Hours
Play
Melodrama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 10, 1955
Closing Date
Aug 13, 1955
Performances
212
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Melodrama
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Feb 10, 1955
Close Date: Aug 13, 1955
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Feb 10, 1955 - Aug 13, 1955)
Setting
The City of Indianapolis. Time: The Present.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Howard Erskine
and
Joseph Hayes
Written by
Joseph Hayes
; From the novel of the same name by
Joseph Hayes
Staged by
Robert Montgomery
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Lighting Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
Robert Randolph
; Assistant to Mr. Bay:
Carl Kent
and
Ralph Holmes
General Manager:
S.M. Handelsman
Production Manager:
Clayre Ribner
; Production Stage Manager:
Howard Whitfield
; Stage Manager:
William Weaver
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Joe Bishop
Press Representative:
Marian Byram
and
Phyllis Perlman
; Press Associate:
David Powers
; Advertising Representative:
Fred Golden
Nancy Coleman
Eleanor Hillard
Karl Malden
Dan Hillard
Paul Newman
Glenn Griffin
George Matthews
Robish
Wyrley Birch
Mr. Patterson
Malcolm Brodrick
Ralphie Hillard
Kendall Clark
Harry Carson
Fred Eisley
Chuck Wright
James Gregory
Jesse Bard
George Grizzard
Hank Griffin
Rusty Lane
Lt. Carl Fredericks
Mary Orr
Miss Swift
Patricia Peardon
Cindy Hillard
Judson Pratt
Tom Winston
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Feb 10, 1955 - Aug 13, 1955)
Company Manager:
Joseph Cohne
Cast
Frank Overton
Jesse Bard
Gene Blakely
Harry Carson
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1955 Winner
Produced by
Howard Erskine
and
Joseph Hayes
Written by
Joseph Hayes
Best Direction
1955 Winner
Staged by
Robert Montgomery
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Howard Erskine
and
Joseph Hayes
Written by
Joseph Hayes
; From the novel of the same name by
Joseph Hayes
Staged by
Robert Montgomery
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Lighting Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
Robert Randolph
; Assistant to Mr. Bay:
Carl Kent
and
Ralph Holmes
General Manager:
S.M. Handelsman
Production Manager:
Clayre Ribner
; Production Stage Manager:
Howard Whitfield
; Stage Manager:
William Weaver
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Joe Bishop
Press Representative:
Marian Byram
and
Phyllis Perlman
; Press Associate:
David Powers
; Advertising Representative:
Fred Golden
Nancy Coleman
Eleanor Hillard
Karl Malden
Dan Hillard
Paul Newman
Glenn Griffin
George Matthews
Robish
Wyrley Birch
Mr. Patterson
Malcolm Brodrick
Ralphie Hillard
Kendall Clark
Harry Carson
Fred Eisley
Chuck Wright
James Gregory
Jesse Bard
George Grizzard
Hank Griffin
Rusty Lane
Lt. Carl Fredericks
Mary Orr
Miss Swift
Patricia Peardon
Cindy Hillard
Judson Pratt
Tom Winston
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Feb 10, 1955 - Aug 13, 1955)
Company Manager:
Joseph Cohne
Cast
Frank Overton
Jesse Bard
Gene Blakely
Harry Carson
Tony Award®
Best Play
1955 Winner
Produced by
Howard Erskine
and
Joseph Hayes
Written by
Joseph Hayes
Best Direction
1955 Winner
Staged by
Robert Montgomery
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